[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 38 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D221-D223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 6 through March 9, 2018

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and 
Consumer Protection Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at approximately 11 
a.m.
  Following the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 2155, Senate will vote on confirmation 
of the nomination of Terry A. Doughty, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Louisiana.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: March 6, to hold hearings to examine 
worldwide threats; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-
217, following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 6, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy and Marine Corps aviation programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States 
European Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
domestic violence and child abuse in the military, 2:15 p.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on the Budget: March 7, to hold hearings to examine 
Department of Defense audit and business operations reform at the 
Pentagon, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 6, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of James Reilly, of Colorado, to 
be Director of the United States Geological Survey, Department of 
the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 79, to 
provide for the establishment of a pilot program to identify 
security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector, 
S. 186, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any inacation 
by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that allows a rate 
change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the 
Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review, S. 1059, to 
extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation 
Control Act of 1978 relating to the disposal site in Mesa County, 
Colorado, S. 1160, to include Livingston County, the city of 
Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson 
County, Illinois, to the Lincoln National Heritage Area, S. 1181, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to 
expedite access to certain Federal land under the administrative 
jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-
recovery missions, S. 1260 and H.R. 2615, bills to authorize the 
exchange of certain land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore, 
Jackson County, Mississippi, between the National Park Service and 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, S. 1335 and H.R. 2888, bills to 
establish the Ste. Genevieve National Historic Site in the State of 
Missouri, S. 1336, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric 
efficiency improvement incentives, S. 1337, to amend the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 to make certain strategic energy infrastructure 
projects eligible for certain loan guarantees, S. 1446 and H.R. 
1135, bills to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Historic Preservation program, S. 1457, to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry 
out demonstration projects relating to advanced nuclear reactor 
technologies to support domestic energy needs, S. 1563, to authorize 
the Office of Fossil Energy to develop advanced separation 
technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements 
and minerals from coal and coal byproducts, S. 1602, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the 
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designating certain land as the Finger Lakes National Heritage Area, 
S. 1692, to authorize the National Emergency Medical Services 
Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the 
District of Columbia and its environs, S. 1799, to amend the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the commercialization of energy and 
related technologies developed at Department of Energy facilities 
with promising commercial potential, S. 1860 and H.R. 1109, bills to 
amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act, S. 1981, to amend the 
Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of 
natural gas, S. 2213 and H.R. 4300, bills to authorize Pacific 
Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor members 
of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater 
of World War II, S. 2325, to incentivize the hiring of United States 
workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, H.R. 
589, to establish Department of Energy policy for science and energy 
research and development programs, and reform National Laboratory 
management and technology transfer programs, H.R. 648, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to amend the Definite Plan Report for 
the Seedskadee Project to enable the use of the active capacity of 
the Fontenelle Reservoir, H.R. 1397, to authorize, direct, 
facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
of certain Federal land, H.R. 1404, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Tucson 
Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, 
and H.R. 1500, to redesignate the small triangular property located 
in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as 
reservation 302 as ``Robert Emmet Park'', 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 8, Subcommittee 
on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 2421, to amend the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to 
provide an exemption from certain notice requirements and penalties 
for releases of hazardous substances from animal waste at farms, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 6, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting e-commerce consumers from counterfeits, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 7, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Joseph E. Macmanus, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, Marie Royce, of California, 
to be an Assistant Secretary (Educational and Cultural Affairs), 
Robin S. Bernstein, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Dominican 
Republic, and Edward Charles Prado, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
the Argentine Republic, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 7, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of John F. Ring, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations 
Board, Frank T. Brogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Elementary and Secondary Education, and Mark Schneider, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Director of the Institute of Education 
Science, both of the Department of Education, Marco M. Rajkovich, 
Jr., of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and 
Health Review Commission, and other pending nominations, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the opioid 
crisis, focusing on leadership and innovation in the states, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 7, 
to continue a business meeting to consider H.R. 2825, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 7, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of John B. Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Kari A. Dooley, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, 
Dominic W. Lanza, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Arizona, Jill Aiko Otake, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Hawaii, and Joseph H. Hunt, of Maryland, 
to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights 
and Federal Courts, to hold hearings to examine small business 
bankruptcy, focusing on assessing the system, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 6, to hold a joint hearing 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of multiple veterans service organizations, 
2 p.m., SD-G50.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, 
10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 6, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine security 
clearance reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  March 8, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 7, to hold hearings to examine 
stopping senior scams, 1 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 7, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the Navy and 
Marine Corps, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 7, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing Military Service Acquisition Reform'', 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II 
Program'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Strategic Forces Posture and the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request'', 
3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

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  March 8, Subcommittee on Readiness; and Subcommittee on Seapower 
and Projection Forces, joint hearing entitled ``Mobility and 
Transportation Command Posture'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee On Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Arlington National Cemetery--Preserving the Promise'', 10:30 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 7, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Member's Day hearing on oversight of the Congressional Budget 
Office'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 7, Subcommittee on Digital 
Commerce and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Review of 
Emerging Tech's Impact on Retail Operations and Logistics'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``The 
Future of Transportation Fuels and Vehicles'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and 
Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 7, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Insurance, hearing on H.R. 5059, the ``State Insurance 
Regulation Preservation Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Reform the 
Current Data Security and Breach Notification Regulatory Regime'', 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 7, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``China in Africa: The New Colonialism?'', 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 7, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 4176, the ``Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017''; H.R. 
4227, the ``Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017''; H.R. 4467, 
the ``Strengthening Aviation Security Act of 2017''; H.R. 4627, the 
``Shielding Public Spaces from Vehicular Terrorism Act''; H.R. 5074, 
the ``DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act''; H.R. 5079, the ``DHS 
Field Engagement Accountability Act''; H.R. 5081, the ``Surface 
Transportation Security and Technology Accountability Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 5089, the ``Strengthening Local Transportation Security 
Capabilities Act of 2018''; H.R. 5094, the ``Enhancing Suspicious 
Activity Reporting Initiative Act''; H.R. 5099, the ``Enhancing DHS' 
Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program''; and H.R. 5131, the 
``Surface Transportation Security Improvement Act of 2018'', 10:30 
a.m., HVC-210.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Protection; and Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, 
joint hearing entitled ``Examining DHS' Efforts to Strengthen its 
Cybersecurity Workforce'', 2 p.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on House Administration, March 7, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Management of the Government Publishing Office'', 
10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  March 7, Full Committee, business meeting on Committee Resolution 
115-9, to allocate funds from the Committee reserve fund, 1 p.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 7, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 2152, the ``Citizens' Right to Know Act of 2017'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 7, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 520, the ``National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production 
Act''; H.R. 4731, to extend the retained use estate for the Caneel 
Bay resort in St. John, United States Virgin Islands, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 5133, the ``Federal Land Transaction Facilitation 
Act Reauthorization of 2018'', 10:15 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 7, 
Subcommittee on Information Technology, hearing entitled ``Game 
Changers: Artificial Intelligence Part II, Artificial Intelligence 
and the Federal Government'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 7, Subcommittee 
on Space, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2019'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 7, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Regulatory Reform and Rollback: The Effects on Small 
Businesses'', 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 7, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Building a 
21st Century Infrastructure for America: Long-Term Funding for 
Highways and Transit Programs'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing entitled ``Implementation of Coast Guard Programs'', 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 7, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing entitled ``Lacking a Leader: Challenges Facing the 
SSA after over 5 Years of Acting Commissioners'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: March 7, to hold hearings to examine the 
Economic Report of the President, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Joint Hearing: March 6, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine the legislative presentation of multiple veterans service 
organizations, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, 
10 a.m., SD-G50.